Shipping case



June 6, 1933. BRACK, 1,912,686

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SHIPPING CASE Filed Oct. 22. 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 fl/J 4 0 3 3 1 4 1 3262 j" 50 30 J 5 3 3 55 2 J3 6 51 xi; 2 J1- 2 1 u 5; 3 x i; 1 36' 1 3E 37g; i 5 17 AMLJ' 1 L Y QR iw Patented June 6, 1933 UNITED STATES ALLAn1.. BRACK, or ROCHESTER, NEW YORK I 4 SHIPPING CASE Application filed.October 22, 1932. Serial No. 639,108.

The object of this invention isto provide a new and improved form ofshipping case for bulky articles, more especially such as wash Anotherobject of the invention is to make a shipping case having an innercontainer and an outer container, the inner container holding thearticle shipped free from contact with theouter container.

. These and: other objects of the invention will be illustrated in thedrawings,described in the specification and pointed out in the claims atthe end thereof. In the drawings: i I

' Figurel isaperspective view of the inner and outer container. 1 I

Figure 2 is a vertical cross section of the container shown in Figure 1.

Figure '3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the containershown inFigure 1. I

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the inner container collapsed. V

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the blank which is used to make thebottom of the assembly shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of a modified form of the inner containercollapsed.

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the blank from which the inner containerof Figure 6 is made. t

Figure 8 is a horizontal section of the inner and outer container, theinner container being what is shown in Figures 6 and 7.

Figure 9 is a transverse section on the line In the drawings likereference numerals indicate like parts.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of an outer container orpacking case 1 of a standard type made of double faced corrugated board.This packing case has flaps 2, 3, 4 and 5 on the upper edges thereof,

,by which it is closed. Inside of this packing case or outer containeris placed an inner container 6, which is made of two parts, the uprightportion 7 and the base portion 8. Thebase portion comprises a singlesheet of double faced corrugated board cut to the blank shown in Figure5. This blank is scored and folded on the lines9, 10 and 11 andcomprises the sections 12 and 13 which form a base when it is used asacontainer, and the uprightflaps 14 and 15 which stand upright and towhich the upright container 7 is attached by gluing or otherwise. Forthe purpose of shipping, the assembly shown in Figure 4 is collapsed andlies fiat, and when erected takes the form shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.The flaps 14 and 15 are glued to the sides of the upright oval container7 which oval containeris made of one piece of single faced corrugatedboard,this piece being bent to an oval form, the edges meetingv andabutting on the line16. The flap 15 is glued to the two ends and fastensthem together. Because the upright portion is made of single facedcorrugated material it is not necessary to score it to form the curvedportions at the endsof the oval.

Thebase 8 is provided with corner extensions 20, 21, 22 and 23 whichfill out the corners of the outer receptacle 1 and hold the innerreceptacle securely spaced apart therefrom. The position of the uprightinner container is shown in dotted lines in Figure 5, and it will beunderstood that the flaps 14 and 15 are folded up against it andsecurely fastened theretoby any adhesive.

In Figures 6 and 7 I have shown a modification of the inner container inwhich the bottom and thenpright portions are all made of one blank ofdouble faced corrugated material. The bottom portion of the blank isindicated by the reference numerals 30 and 31. i This isscored on theline 32a. Outside of the members 30 and 31 are the flange couplingmembers 32 and 33 which are connected to the bottom members by thescored lines 34 and 35. To these members is connected the uprightmembers 36 and 37 by the scored lines 38 and 39.

The blank is cut away on four lines indicated at 40, 41, 42 and 43. Theblank shown in Figure 7 is erectedby bending the flange coupling members32 and 33 over; on the bottom members 30 and 31, and theside members 86and 37 are bent to an upright position. The outer ends of the sidemembers 86 and 37 are scored on the eight or more lines 45, 46, 47, and48. This permits each end to be bent to the form of a quadrant of acylinder as shown at 50, 51, 52 and 53 with the outer edges in abutment.These edges are then fastened and held in abutment by adhesive tape orequivalent means 55 and 56.

Either of theinner containers can be placed in the box or outercontainer shown in Figure 1, and these containers can be adapted to holda bulky article such as a wash boiler and keep it from being damaged intransit.

It will also be understood that the brackets which support the handle ofthe wash boiler will cut their own way through the inner container asthe wash boiler is forced down therein, and this will still moresecurely hold the wash boiler in place in the inner and the outercontainers.

Any other suitable material may be used in making the inner and outerreceptacles.

I claim: V

1. A packing case having an outer container and an inner container, theouter container having a rectangular base and side walls erectedtherefrom, the inner container having a rectangular base that fits theinside of the outer container and rests on the base thereof, said innercontainer having an upright enclosure mounted thereon and connectedtherewith along two side edges that are spaced back from theedges of thebase, the four sides and ends of said inner container being spaced backfrom the four sides and ends of the outer container with an open spacebetween them and being held in such place by the rectangular base of theinner container, which base extends beyond the sides and ends of theinner container.

i 2. A packing case having an outer container and an inner container,the outer container having a rectangular base and side walls erectedtherefrom, the inner container having a rectangular base that fits theinside of the outer container and rests on the base thereof, two flapsconnected to the opposite sides of the base of the inner container andspaced back from the outer edges thereof, an upright enclosure placed onthe base of the inner container and connected thereto by said flaps,said inner container being spaced back from the outer edges of thebase'of the inner container. 1 r

3. A packing case having an outer container and an inner container, theouter container having a rectangular base and side walls erectedtherefrom, the inner container having a rectangular base that fits theinside of the outer container at the corners'thereof and rests on thebase thereof, said inner container having flaps connected to the basethereof along a line intermediate the ends thereof, said line being setback from the outside of said base, an upright enclosure C011- nected tosaid flaps and held in position thereby on the said base and spaced backfrom the edges thereof, said up right enclosure bebase of the innercontainer and connected thereto at the bottom and spaced back from theouter edges of the inner base, said upright enclosure comprising twosides joined intermediate their ends to the base, the upright end ofeach side being bent into abutment with the adjacent upright, end oftheopposite side, and being fastened theretoto complete the enclosure.

5. A packing case having an outer container and an inner container, theouter container having a rectangular base and side walls erectedtherefrom, the inner container having a rectangular base that fits theinside of the outer container and rests on the base thereoisaid innercontainer having an upri ht enclosure mounted thereon and connectedtherewith along two side edges that are spaced back from the edgesof thebase, the four sides and ends of said inner container being spaced backfrom thefour sides

